Blitterswijck

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Blitterswik (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as blitterswijck in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blicter (“a personal name”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌblɪ.tərsˈʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Blit‧ters‧wijck
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Blitterswijck n

1. A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Blitterswijcker
• Blitterswijcks

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN